# intimating

Pronunciation: say "IN-ti-may-ting" /ˈɪn.tɪ.meɪt.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of intimate. — present participle and gerund of intimate
   - Simple: Present participle of intimate. Use this form for hinting at something while it is happening, often after a form of "be."
   - _Without naming names, the report was intimating that senior staff had known about the problem._
   - _Her quiet tone, intimating disapproval, made the rest of us uneasy._

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